The images shows that the donkey was along the road, maybe enjoying a bit of a dust bath, but it moved to the side as the Street View car passed. These pictures, which were posted on the blog for Google Mpas under the headline ‘Never ass-ume,’ showed a prolonged view of the event. The pictures showed part of the Street View vehicle. It did not come close to actually touching the donkey in any way.

Earlier pictures that were released of the donkey only showed that it was lying on the ground. This seems to be what caused conspiracy theorists to speculate the car had hit the animal. Further evidence has shown that the car definitely did not hit the donkey, and that it seemed to lie down next to the road of its own accord.